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Comedy Quotes

On laughter, dark times, and comedy as survival.

This collection treats comedy as something closer to coping than entertainment, with one entry stating plainly that its real purpose is to hide pain. See Comedian quotes for related themes.

The secret of comedy is enjoying it. If you're not laughing, it's not going to be funny.

Quotes by Sarah Alexander

I love comedy, I love comedy... I think I'm funny!

Quotes by Santigold

I am absolutely at ease working in a comedy.

Quotes by Sanjeeda Sheikh

I was part of 'Piya Ka Ghar'... for two years. It started out as a comedy but didn't work and so it was revamped.

Quotes by Sanjeeda Sheikh

Good drama, challenging drama - and comedy for that matter - has a place in the daytime schedule.

Quotes by Sanjeev Bhaskar

It always interested me that 'Goodness Gracious Me' and 'The Kumars,' when shown around the world, were referred to as British comedy. It was only here that they were referred to as Asian comedy, even though I always felt it...

Quotes by Sanjeev Bhaskar

I was greatly influenced by 'The Goons' and 'Monty Python' reconstituting what comedy was - it could come from a funny word, not just a set up and a pay-off. I liked the zaniness; they were satirical, slightly saucy and...

Quotes by Sanjeev Bhaskar

I have always had huge respect for comedians/comediennes. It's because comedy is very hard to portray.

Quotes by Samantha Akkineni

Stand-up comedy is an art form and it dies unless you expand it.

Quotes by Sam Kinison

So many of these comics are just frustrated singers or actors - they want to get a gig doing a sitcom. It's paint-by-the-numbers comedy, lame joke-telling. They're drawn to it as a career move.

Quotes by Sam Kinison

Just because I do a few comedy bits about gay people, that does not mean I'm out there promoting some anti-gay cause.

Quotes by Sam Kinison

I'm a comedian, and my comedy has never endorsed violence towards gays.

Quotes by Sam Kinison

I'm not going to give up the shock part of my comedy.

Quotes by Sam Kinison

When has stand-up comedy been kind to anyone? It goes after anyone who's the target. Comedy attacks, man.

Quotes by Sam Kinison

Hugh Grant is the main man. He's the number one romantic comedy man in the world.

Quotes by Sam Elliott

I love comedy, and I love listening to comedians talk.

Quotes by Sam Darnold

Truly, with a sitcom and the rhythms of comedy... music is so helpful in that area of life.

Quotes by Sabrina Carpenter

I got everybody on my side through comedy.

Quotes by Ruth Buzzi

Situation comedy on television has thrived for years on 'canned' laughter, grafted by gaglines by technicians using records of guffawing audiences that have been dead for years.

Quotes by Russell Baker

I do as much comedy as I possibly can, but I'm basically limited by the imagination of the secretaries who make the decisions.

Quotes by Rufus Sewell

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's the deeper reason behind comedy, according to these quotes?
A surprisingly emotional one. One quote puts it simply: "The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain." It suggests humor often works as a cover for something harder underneath.
Do these quotes connect comedy to dark or difficult topics?
Yes — one speaker explains, "Comedy arises out of necessity, because some things are so dark that you have to laugh about it." It's about using humor as a coping tool, not just entertainment.
Is there a quote about the history of stand-up comedy?
Yes — one speaker mentions pitching a show spanning generations of "five female stand-up comedians," naming a range "from Phyllis Diller to Amy Schumer." For more on the people behind the punchlines, see our Comedians quotes.
What kind of comedy does one speaker say they want to pursue?
Something old-fashioned and character-driven: "An old-codger comedy - that's what I want to do." It's a specific, playful vision for a comedic project. For more on comedic performers, browse our Comedian collection.
Where can I find more comedy content beyond quotes?
Our Comedic page has more in this same reflective tone, and if you enjoy wordplay in a different language tradition, our Shayari collection offers a fun alternative.

Others celebrate generations of women in stand-up, from earlier decades through to more recent comedians, and the idea that comedy grows out of necessity when things get dark enough. Browse Comedians and Comedic quotes for more.